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First Child Of U.S. Astronaut Lifts Off
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Americans and a Russian lifted off from Kazakhstan headed for the international space station. On board was a computer game millionaire, himself the son of...
Russell Towle: 1949--2008
Read what's new today in the Wolfram Blog... Russell Towle: 1949--2008 by Stephen Wolfram read more
Magellanic Group And Its Seven Dwarf Galaxies
Astronomers have proposed a new theory for the formation of dwarf galaxies. Researchers solve several outstanding problems by comparing observed dwarfs to supercomputer simulations of their formation.
Mysterious Cyclones Seen at Both of Saturn's Poles
Huge vortices that dramatically outpower Earth-roving hurricanes are likely driven by thunderstorms deep in the atmosphere, researchers say.
Comet Tuttle's Split Personality
First binary comet discovered hints at violent past for our solar system
Space Fly-by Reveals New Insights Into Titan's Life
Cracking the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon, and how planetary atmospheres evolve, have come a step closer after evaluation of data from a successful fly-by of...
New Robotic Repair System Will Fix Ailing Satellites
Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the high-flying celestial...
Observatory: Plant Seeds Hitch Rides on Traveling Shoes, Sometimes for Miles
Our own feet may help seeds travel for miles.
U.S. game designer blasts into space on the landmark 100th manned Soyuz flight
An American computer game designer reached space today, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.
Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamma-ray bursts, powerful glares of high-energy that wash through the Universe once every day or so are, for a brief time, the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky....
Cosmic Log: Cassini's closest encounter
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Cassini orbiter survives its closest-ever encounter with a Saturnian moon and sends back a fresh crop of pictures and data.
Distant Spacecraft Scans Earth for Signs of Life
Earth from afar, scientists hope to discern what signs of habitability to look for on other planets.
Starwatch
The two brightest planets are on show, though we need to be quick to spy Venus before it drops below the horizon
India's unmanned lunar mission ready for launch
India is making final preparations for its first mission to the moon, officials said over the weekend.
Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck...
Sniping at Jupiter
Jupiter, often thought to protect the inner planets from space debris, may sometimes hurl material toward Earth.
Bad Science: Detecting faultlines in CO servicing survey
Ben Goldacre: Lloyds Pharmacy is trying to flog carbon monoxide detectors (for only £12.99)
NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA needs more money to resolve problems with its next Mars mission and keep it on track for launch next year, and is gambling that...
The Day the World Didn't End
Last month when scientists switched on the Large Hadron Collider, the world did not come to an end. In today's story, a particle physicist explains why not--and why Earth...
How Dust Rings Point To Exo-Earths With Supercomputer's Help
Supercomputer simulations of dusty disks around sunlike stars show that planets nearly as small as Mars can create patterns that future telescopes may be able to detect. The research points...
Cape Cod manatee may get air trip to Fla.
DENNIS, Mass., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An injured manatee discovered in a Massachusetts harbor may get an air trip back to Florida if would-be rescuers can trap it.
Venus Express searching for life - on Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using ESA`s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In...
Astronomers get best view yet of infant stars at feeding time
Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer to conduct the first high resolution survey that combines spectroscopy and interferometry on intermediate-mass infant stars. They obtained a very precise view...
Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial?
"Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. The question of whether Obama should be considered black or multiracial has been a concern of the media throughout...
Space exhibition opens in Lisbon
Today, the last day of World Space Week, marked the official opening of the exhibition 'Space – the last frontier' by the Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education,...
Young stellar objects: The source of gas emission around Herbig Ae/Be stars
This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing new observations with AMBER/VLTI of the gas component in the vicinity of young stars. An international team of astronomers led by E. Tatulli...
Polygraphs Proposed for Ind. Congressional Debate
Two Ind. congressional candidates have agreed to be hooked up to lie detectors.
Unlocking the Secrets of Atomic Nuclei
Smashing atoms and ciphering the spray of particles can reveal the cosmic origins of elements.